Chapter 435: Rush to Stalingrad
Williams gritted his back molars angrily and shouted angrily, "Damn...... Damn Hitler, damn Nazis! They were so bold that they sent so many people to try to kidnap me? Kidnapping a Prime Minister of the British Empire! What the hell are they thinking? Give me the Air Force, we have to respond to this provocation from them, the most direct response! Let's hang up our bombs and fly to Berlin and teach Hitler a lesson! ”
The bodyguard didn't dare to breathe, so he could only stand next to him, and he should do whatever Williams said.
And this time the British Air Force really launched a retaliatory operation as he wished, and the bombers flew to Berlin and several other important German cities, pouring out their anger, causing a lot of civilian casualties and building damage, of course, Hitler hiding in the wolf's den was not injured at all.
"Your Excellency, Your Excellency! The telegram from there in North Africa was sent by the people of Bruce Week of the Dragon Chamber of Commerce! ”
Churchill walked briskly into Williams' bedroom, knocked twice on the door, and said the above.
"What? Guys from Bruce's side? What did they send me a telegram for? ”
Churchill said with a serious face: "They have found traces of those who attacked you, and it has been determined that the mastermind and mastermind of your attack a few days ago is named Otto Skorzeni, who is the guy who attacked Mussolini in Casablanca at night and robbed Mussolini with a few gliders and fifty men." ”
"What? It turned out to be him! The plane crashed and he couldn't be killed, go, go and contact our Airborne Forces, our special forces, be sure to bring this guy back to me! I want to see what kind of bear's heart and leopard guts he has, the prime minister of the British Empire dares to kidnap him, we can't afford to lose this face! ”
"It's the Prime Minister, I'll do it."
Churchill also understood that the attack on Williams was big or small, and that it was small because the enemy's plan did not succeed, and Williams was completely unharmed, and they could have blocked the news when it had not happened.
But to put it more broadly, Williams Herbert is the British prime minister, an important figure in the Allied forces, and his attack can be said to be a provocation by Nazi Germany, if they do not retaliate and counterattack exponentially, the morale of the Allied soldiers and civilians will be affected, they will think that their prime minister is afraid, they can't beat the Germans, once such emotions spread, it will be fatal, so the retaliation must be revenge, and it must be violently retaliated.
At that moment, Churchill, with the orders of the Prime Minister, organized a Royal Airborne Special Forces Corps of 500 men and rushed to the position mentioned in the telegram.
Not only that, but they also mobilized 5,000 ground troops from the British colonies near Sudan to fight with special airborne forces.
When he learned the news, Dabao smiled and touched a cup of tea with his uncle, knowing that his base was safe at this stage, and it was Otto Skorzeni who was in trouble.
As for the Wegeletner camel cavalry, they evacuated the Sultan and made a detour to the east, and he still had a task to do, he had to cooperate with the all-out counterattack of the allies to do a good job of liaison with the outpost, because Zhou Yu's all-out offensive would fire the first shot after the beginning of spring, and this decisive run would be bombarded in a place called Normandy in France.
Of course, before that, they must help the Soviets resist the onslaught of the Nazis, and preferably lead the giant polar bear to launch a counteroffensive from the Eastern Front, so that they can flank the Nazis on both the eastern and western fronts and achieve final victory.
At this time, Zhukov, the supreme commander of the Soviet front, became a firefighter, and where the war was at a stalemate, he led people to rush to where he tore the defense line that was torn by the Germans into thousands of holes in the early stage of the war, and sewed up another stitch and thread.
Thanks to the terrain and weather, the snow completely delayed the Nazis' footsteps and gave them a chance to breathe.
However, Zhukov knew in his heart that the reason why they were able to recover from the German attack so quickly was definitely due to the strong assistance and support of the president of the Dragon Chamber of Commerce.
Their tanks and rockets were very useful in the vast northern lands, and not only that, but there were also troops from the Far East to help defend Leningrad and Stalingrad.
Yes, this force that dared to come to assist in the defense was the Longxing First Armored Corps led by Hu Rentian, and after he completed the drive of the Japanese army on the Chinese mainland, he went north non-stop.
With Hu Rentian and the supply equipment he brought, Zhukov instantly felt a lot less pressure on his shoulders.
Zhukov, who was full of ambition, began to vigorously rectify the discipline of the front-line troops, because he found that the discipline of the Eighth Army at the front was lax, like a plate of scattered sand, and some division commanders withdrew from the battle without receiving orders, and many soldiers even ran away when they heard the gunshots, which greatly annoyed Zhukov, and he issued an order that if such a situation occurred, he would be shot on the spot and would be charged with treason.
Not to mention, Zhukov's resolute and resolute actions quickly played a role, and the soldiers on the front line regained their confidence after training, especially after seeing the heroic posture of Hu Rentian's armored troops, their belief in this war became a little stronger.
And at this very moment, every citizen of Leningrad turned into a fighter, and they tried their best to produce weapons, ammunition and military equipment, all in the case of shelling and bombing.
After all, the Germans wanted to destroy factories, stations, hospitals, and commercial centers, and they believed that if they destroyed these places, the defenders and citizens of Leningrad would be defeated.
It's just that the wishful thinking of the German army failed to start, and the arrival of Hu Rentian injected a shot in the arm for the defenders, and in the face of sufficient resources, the city was fully mobilized, many teenagers, women and the elderly went into the factory, working day and night, and the Soviet tanks were continuously transported from the production line to the front-line soldiers, and soon armed a huge army.
Leningrad could not be defeated, but the Germans did not seem to want to give up, and as winter approached, they concentrated more than a million men, more than 1,700 tanks, and 19,000 artillery pieces, under the cover of a powerful air group, to prepare for a fierce attack on Stalingrad.
When Zhukov received this news, he hurriedly dispatched troops to prepare to meet the Germans.
He prepared the Western Reserve and the Bryansk Front Army to meet the Germans, with a total of 800,000 men, more than 700 tanks and 9,000 artillery pieces.
The Western Front was organized into six reinforced armies and front reserves, which were guarding the line from Lake Schelliger to Yellnia, and their task was to prevent the Germans from breaking through to Stalingrad in this main direction.
The reserve front, with the 31st, 32nd, 33rd and 49th armies in the Western Front, was responsible for the occupation and defense of the Oleninos, Pasdemensk and Kirov lines.
With these four armies as reserves, they were used to repel any German army that broke through the defensive formations of the Western Front, thus forming the second combat readiness echelon of the Soviet defense.
However, to Zhukov's relief, the second batch of aid from the Dragon Chamber of Commerce has been continuously delivered to the city, and local residents have also donated money and materials spontaneously, and some even donated their cars, motorcycles, and bicycles.
"Sir, so far, we have received donations of more than 14.2 billion rubles, 1,500 grams of platinum, about 8 kilograms of gold, and half a ton of silver!"
Zhukov listened to these figures, his heart was irrepressible excitement and excitement, he knew that at this moment his country, the people of this city had twisted into a rope, because just now, in Stalingrad, a city of several million people, not a single conscripted was late or refused to be drafted, and not only that, but thousands of people who were not included in the call-up also rushed to the front to report.
Zhukov exhaled slightly and muttered: "This war will be a war for the whole people." ”
"Dangdang~"
The crisp sound of the floor clock in the corner of the study woke Zhukov from his deep thought, and when he looked up, a piercing air raid siren sounded over Stalingrad at the same time.